Healthy Chicken Stew

Easy, low-fat, chicken stew with lots of veggies
Prep Time 15 minutes
Slow Cooker 8 hours
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 12

Equipment

  • Slow Cooker

Ingredients
  

  • 2 sweet onions diced
  • 3 stalks celery diced
  • 4 carrots peeled and sliced into rounds
  • 2 medium russet potatoes peeled and diced into small bite-sized pieces
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2 tsp salt
  • ½ tsp paprika
  • ½ tsp dried thyme
  • ½ tsp poultry or Italian seasoning
  • 3 lbs boneless chicken breasts
  • 4 cups chicken broth or chicken stock
  • 1 TBS corn starch + 1 TBS cold water
  • For garnish: chopped fresh parsley

Instructions
 

  • Place onions, celery, carrots, potatoes, bay leaf, salt, paprika, thyme, and poultry seasoning in the bottom of a large slow cooker. Stir to combine.
  • Place chicken on top of vegetables. Season chicken with salt and pepper.
  • Pour chicken broth over everything, cover, and cook on LOW for 8 hrs.
  • With 30 mins left in the cooking time, shred the chicken and return meat to the slow cooker. Discard bay leaf.
  • In a small bowl, whisk together corn starch and cold water until smooth. Stir into the stew and cook on HIGH without the lid for 30 mins.
  • Best served in bread bowls (can reduce/skip potatoes if doing this)